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So much false science from the anti-diet coke side of the argument in this thread. If you want to avoid it, avoid it, but it just looks silly when people make false claims that it is some sort of evil that makes you gain weight. I keep hearing this BS from people I know claiming the diet coke I've been drinking for years will make me fat. The worst part of that is these people are themselves fat, and no, they don't drink diet coke. Weight gain can be blamed on literally anything someone has. It's definitely not a health drink, but it's useful if the rest of your diet is in check.
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Thank you. Yes the rest of my diet is in control ..So much false science from the anti-diet coke side of the argument in this thread. If you want to avoid it, avoid it, but it just looks silly when people make false claims that it is some sort of evil that makes you gain weight. I keep hearing this BS from people I know claiming the diet coke I've been drinking for years will make me fat. The worst part of that is these people are themselves fat, and no, they don't drink diet coke. Weight gain can be blamed on literally anything someone has. It's definitely not a health drink, but it's useful if the rest of your diet is in check.
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sheclimber wrote: »Sheez people. Someone says they've accomplished something and that they are proud of themselves and it turns into a debate. Nothing in the OP, her very first post, was debatable and nowhere was she asking anyone's opinion of if this was a good thing to do or not. Whatever happened to saying... Congratulations. Nice Job. Way to go! and in general being supportive??? Inherent in her post is she thinks its a good thing and is simply looking for some recognition for a job well done. Instead she gets people with thousands of previous posts judging her. I'd love to see the people posting here try to go 5 days with adhering to the philosophy that if you have nothing nice to say, say nothing at all.
Nice job Lisa! Keep up the good work.
I'll go back to avoiding the forums again. Thanks for reminding me why I did in the first place.
That was my initial reaction as well. As soon as I saw what OP was excited about, I thought, "uh oh, here it comes..."
OP that's awesome about the soda. Congrats on your step-by-step changes. You got this!
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sparrish531 wrote: »Biggestloserlisa wrote: »I have not had any diet soda for 5days. Yay. So proud of myself...
Way to go! I believe diet sodas signal the body to replace the calories that are missing in the drink - has the opposite effect than marketing tells us it should have. Many studies show diet soda drinkers are more likely to gain weight.
This is a very good thing to do. Congrats, and keep it up!!!!
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Awesome work Lisa!
I stopped drinking soft drink at the start of December (I had a serious addiction to Diet Coke where I would have 2 - 3 cans a day.) I went through a hard detox (massive headaches for 4-5 days) but I made it through and you will too.
Keep on going - you can do it!
Lauren :-)
P.S I'm still soft drink free - 6 weeks and going strong0 -
Diet sodas have their detractors, rarely supporters. Bbbbuuutttt who am I to talk? I have it, probably way too much. No adverse effects. I'm not gaining any weight (which I should because I'm bulking, but that's another story). Still, even though it may or may not have any consequence to weight gain, I'd still say you're better off without it just for the chemicals alone! Go @Biggestloserlisa! Wish I could kick it. I've done two weeks, a week, four or five days, once a few months, but here I am still on it.
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sparrish531 wrote: »
Way to go! I believe diet sodas signal the body to replace the calories that are missing in the drink - has the opposite effect than marketing tells us it should have. Many studies show diet soda drinkers are more likely to gain weight.
This is a very good thing to do. Congrats, and keep it up!!!!
you get that this is correlative and not causative
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I am always intrigued in these diet soda threads by people who state things like, "I have read that diet soda may make you crave sweet foods or inhibit your satiety triggers causing you to overeat"
Why do you make a decision like this based on something you read? Does it make you crave sweet foods? Do you believe that by not drinking diet soda, suddenly cookies and brownies and ice cream won't still sound delicious? Because the aspartame is not what makes those foods sound delicious. They are delicious...
Been drinking Diet Coke for 25 years. Drank it when I was a scrawny 95 lb high school girl. Drank it in college and after when I was gaining weight. Drank it the last three years while I was losing weight and now maintaining. It doesn't make me crave food, I don't eat two Big Macs because my body doesn't understand that it's full since I drank a Diet Coke with the Big Mac.
Anyway OP, I do commend you for setting a goal and sticking with it. If you continue to keep it up because it's important to you, that's great.0 -
I drank 3-4 diet sodas a day and was 300+ pounds for over 25 years. I am down over 190 pounds and still drink 3-4 diet sodas a day. For me personally I see no negative effects.0
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WinoGelato wrote: »I am always intrigued in these diet soda threads by people who state things like, "I have read that y do you make a decision like this based on something you read? Does it make you crave sweet foods? Do you believe that by not drinking diet soda, suddenly cookies and brownies and ice cream won't still sound delicious? Because the aspartame is not what makes those foods sound delicious. They are delicious...
Been drinking Diet Coke for 25 years. Drank it when I was a scrawny 95 lb high school girl. Drank it in college and after when I was gaining weight. Drank it the last three years while I was losing weight and now maintaining. It doesn't make me crave food, I don't eat two Big Macs because my body doesn't understand that it's full since I drank a Diet Coke with the Big Mac.
Anyway OP, I do commend you for setting a goal and sticking with it. If you continue to keep it up because it's important to you, that's great.
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lostinwebspace wrote: »Diet sodas have their detractors, rarely supporters. Bbbbuuutttt who am I to talk? I have it, probably way too much. No adverse effects. I'm not gaining any weight (which I should because I'm bulking, but that's another story). Still, even though it may or may not have any consequence to weight gain, I'd still say you're better off without it just for the chemicals alone! Go @Biggestloserlisa! Wish I could kick it. I've done two weeks, a week, four or five days, once a few months, but here I am still on it.
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laurenbowen2904 wrote: »Awesome work Lisa!
I stopped drinking soft drink at the start of December (I had a serious addiction to Diet Coke where I would have 2 - 3 cans a day.) I went through a hard detox (massive headaches for 4-5 days) but I made it through and you will too.
Keep on going - you can do it!
Lauren :-)
P.S I'm still soft drink free - 6 weeks and going strong
Thats great.great jobLaurenBowen.and Thank you..0 -
WinoGelato wrote: »I am always intrigued in these diet soda threads by people who state things like, "I have read that diet soda may make you crave sweet foods or inhibit your satiety triggers causing you to overeat"
Why do you make a decision like this based on something you read? Does it make you crave sweet foods? Do you believe that by not drinking diet soda, suddenly cookies and brownies and ice cream won't still sound delicious? Because the aspartame is not what makes those foods sound delicious. They are delicious...
Been drinking Diet Coke for 25 years. Drank it when I was a scrawny 95 lb high school girl. Drank it in college and after when I was gaining weight. Drank it the last three years while I was losing weight and now maintaining. It doesn't make me crave food, I don't eat two Big Macs because my body doesn't understand that it's full since I drank a Diet Coke with the Big Mac.
Anyway OP, I do commend you for setting a goal and sticking with it. If you continue to keep it up because it's important to you, that's great.
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Biggestloserlisa wrote: »WinoGelato wrote: »I am always intrigued in these diet soda threads by people who state things like, "I have read that diet soda may make you crave sweet foods or inhibit your satiety triggers causing you to overeat"
Why do you make a decision like this based on something you read? Does it make you crave sweet foods? Do you believe that by not drinking diet soda, suddenly cookies and brownies and ice cream won't still sound delicious? Because the aspartame is not what makes those foods sound delicious. They are delicious...
Been drinking Diet Coke for 25 years. Drank it when I was a scrawny 95 lb high school girl. Drank it in college and after when I was gaining weight. Drank it the last three years while I was losing weight and now maintaining. It doesn't make me crave food, I don't eat two Big Macs because my body doesn't understand that it's full since I drank a Diet Coke with the Big Mac.
Anyway OP, I do commend you for setting a goal and sticking with it. If you continue to keep it up because it's important to you, that's great.
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Biggestloserlisa wrote: »WinoGelato wrote: »I am always intrigued in these diet soda threads by people who state things like, "I have read that diet soda may make you crave sweet foods or inhibit your satiety triggers causing you to overeat"
Why do you make a decision like this based on something you read? Does it make you crave sweet foods? Do you believe that by not drinking diet soda, suddenly cookies and brownies and ice cream won't still sound delicious? Because the aspartame is not what makes those foods sound delicious. They are delicious...
Been drinking Diet Coke for 25 years. Drank it when I was a scrawny 95 lb high school girl. Drank it in college and after when I was gaining weight. Drank it the last three years while I was losing weight and now maintaining. It doesn't make me crave food, I don't eat two Big Macs because my body doesn't understand that it's full since I drank a Diet Coke with the Big Mac.
Anyway OP, I do commend you for setting a goal and sticking with it. If you continue to keep it up because it's important to you, that's great.
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I am going to avoid the eternal argument about diet soda being good vs. bad and just say congratulations to the OP on doing well in your goal. You've made it past the first few days, which are always the hardest when you are trying to cut things out/reduce them. Way to go!
This! Hallelujah, not everything has to be a debate! Good job OP!0 -
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Congratulations, it's hard to give up something you like, it does get easier with time.
I haven't had a diet drink in years, they all taste like bug spray to me. Quit regular Coke eight months ago, tried one recently and almost lost my stomach. Can't believe I used to enjoy it.0 -
Thank you and congrats to you as well...0
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I am going to avoid the eternal argument about diet soda being good vs. bad and just say congratulations to the OP on doing well in your goal. You've made it past the first few days, which are always the hardest when you are trying to cut things out/reduce them. Way to go!
This! Hallelujah, not everything has to be a debate! Good job OP!
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